Nesting Green Parrot, originally uploaded by malyousif. Coming out of the house to go to work this morning, the squawking stopped me. Looking up and sure enough found one of the regular green parrot visitors hanging upside down looking at me from the roofing tiles. They seem to have taken residence, but am not sure …

They asked us to pray for Mr. Blue-ish (Zarqawi), so here’s my offering: May the fleas of a thousand desert dogs infest your arse, and may your arms grow short so you won’t be able to scratch it.* May the syphilis of 72 infected whores wilt your shriveled genitalia. May the bugs of a hundred …

Been dreaming last night of vertigo. Have no clue why. The dream had me at the top of a tall building, at the edge, looking down… the Seattle Needle, the CN Tower and Empire State. I’ve been to both the Seattle Needle and the CN Tower and been to the very top and had no …

I’ve resurrected my old site: Bahraini.TV. I’m going to use that as a news clipping service and publish any events I get to know about there, and keep this one (mahmood.tv) for blogging and other stuff. Please put Bahraini.TV on your blogroll if you will for news, information and events on and in Bahrain.

Here are 10 ways to improve your communication skills: 1. Develop your voice 2. Slow down 3. Animate your voice 4. Enunciate your words 5. Use appropriate volume 6. Pronounce your words correctly 7. Use the right words 8. Make eye contact 9. Use gestures 10. Don’t send mixed messages for a detailed explanation, go …